Recaps

Su Wei returned from surveying the gold-bearing fault zone, knowing that a valuable deposit lay beneath his land but that he lacked the money and resources to mine it. Charles called to ask whether Su Wei could take him and his two inexperienced grandchildren into the Kodiak wilderness, leaving Su Wei considering the invitation as he weighed the obstacles to developing the mine.

• Su Wei rode his snowmobile back to his cabin after surveying the mineralization points along the F-3 Fault Zone.
• Su Wei came inside, warmed up, and answered a call from Charles.
• Charles asked Su Wei to take him and his two grandchildren, aged twenty-two and nineteen, to experience the real wilderness near Kodiak.
• Su Wei learned that Charles's grandchildren had no outdoor experience.
• As Charles spoke, Su Wei recalled the gold deposit beneath his land and the costly permits and infrastructure he would need to develop it.

Su Wei agreed to guide Charles and his two grandchildren on a wilderness trip near Kodiak, insisting that the group follow his commands. After the call, he considered Charles’s motives and opened an encrypted document beside a mineral-testing report showing a gold grade of 8.74 g/t.

• Su Wei agreed to take Charles and two others into the wilderness three days later, after the Raptor’s modifications were finished.
• Su Wei told Charles that everyone, including Charles, had to obey his instructions in the wilderness, and Charles accepted.
• After ending the call, Su Wei reasoned that Charles wanted to test him and build a relationship with him.
• Su Wei opened a blank encrypted document and brought up a laboratory report showing Au: 8.74 g/t.

Su Wei considered how he might approach Charles about the gold deposit without surrendering ownership, then prepared a comfortable hotel base for Charles and his grandchildren’s Kodiak trip. He left the hotel staff instructions to assist the elderly guest when he arrived.

• Su Wei rejected a joint venture and a sale as ways to work with Charles, and wrote “Options. Lease” as he considered how to retain control of the vein.
• Su Wei drove Suoluode to Kodiak Town and chose the Sea View Holiday Hotel as a warm, reliable base for Charles and the children.
• Su Wei booked the top-floor connecting suite, 601 and 602, for three days and confirmed its heating, hot water, and connecting-door lock.
• Su Wei asked Jenny to guide the seventy-eight-year-old guest to his room and check that the elevator was working when he arrived.

Su Wei bought spices, port, truffle sauce, and emergency medicines for Charles, then drove to Apex Polar Power to inspect the upgraded Ford Raptor. Daniel Ross confirmed the truck was ready and reminded Su Wei that the work was in exchange for one video.

• Su Wei bought premium spices, two bottles of aged port, and black truffle sauce at Golden Dragon Supermarket.
• Su Wei purchased glucose solution, an epinephrine auto-injector, and nitroglycerin tablets at the pharmacy.
• Su Wei drove the failing Suoluode to Apex Polar Power and inspected the Ford Raptor with [Mechanical Repair LV3].
• Daniel Ross explained that his crew had installed new suspension, underbody armor, and an independent engine-heating system, and said Su Wei owed them one video.

Su Wei tested the repaired Raptor and returned Daniel’s Suoluode after warning him about a failing ignition coil. With preparations nearly complete, Su Wei planned the wilderness activities and waited for the next step.

• Su Wei inspected the Raptor’s undercarriage welds and told Daniel he would shoot the video that week.
• Su Wei started the Raptor and tested its heating system as the cabin warmed up.
• Su Wei returned the Suoluode’s key to Daniel and warned him that the ignition coil on cylinder three was nearly dead.
• Su Wei drove away in the Raptor and considered which wilderness activities to arrange.